Literary meeting with Doña Ana Alonso. 2019-20.
"A human being does not fit on a label."
With the main purpose of promoting reading, the Colegio Alborán, within the Language Department's Reading Project and in coordination with the Anaya publishing house, has developed one more course of this stimulating reading animation activity.
On February 10, Mrs. Ana Alonso, a writer specializing in Children's and Youth Literature, poetess and translator, visited our center.
During his visit to our center, he encouraged young people to create a reading habit, inviting them to read and go to the libraries, because in addition to having fun, they bring a very important gift: empathy. Similarly, when addressing our students, he promoted the values of respect and tolerance: “Don't be afraid to be different, that's where your strength lies. Do not be afraid of those who are different from you either”.
Likewise, the author, who is a benchmark in Children's and Youth Literature, highlighted the value of language, "which is truly magical", because thanks to it we can transport ourselves in time and history, as well as have full freedom.
Doña Ana highlighted the importance of having a goal, a dream to fight for, something we all need, like the protagonist of El sueño de Berlín. For this reason, he explained that "you have to dare to see the imperfect beauty of life", as well as "you have to have the courage to change your attitude and take charge", clarifying in this way that, deep down, the main theme of his works is freedom.
The writer highlighted the enjoyment of books and focused on some of her works read in different courses, such as "Before midnight", "How to talk to your robot" and "El sueño de Berlín", the latter winner of the Anaya Prize for Children's and Youth Literature.
In a relaxed and very participative atmosphere, he explained what it is like to write co-authored, in his case with the writer Javier Pelegrín, with whom he has written more than 30 books, comparing the film script with literary language.
The writer, with more than 150 published books and a career full of awards and mentions, kindly answered all the questions raised and signed copies of her books.
In short, it was an enriching activity in which the students of the last cycles of Primary and Secondary were very participatory and receptive, enjoyed and learned to value the importance of the work of writers and illustrators today.
